The Earth: A Biography of Life: The Story of Life On Our Planet through 47 Incredible Organisms by Elsa Panciroli
$55.00 AUD
Category: Popular Science
It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms that developed in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists and turns, surprising heroes and unlikely surv ...Show more
A New Science of Heaven: How the new science of plasma physics is shedding light on spiritual experience by Robert Temple
$32.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
The story of the science of plasma and its revolutionary implications for the way we understand the universe and our place in it.Histories of science in the 20th century have focused on relativity and quantum mechanics. But, quietly in the background, there has been a third area of exploration which has ...Show more
50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know by Joanne Baker
$19.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Ser.
We encounter physics before we've even left the house in the morning; an alarm clock tracks time, a mirror reflects light waves and our mobile phones rely on satellites held in their orbit by gravity.Where would we be without the Bernoulli equation to explain how planes fly, electromagnetic waves enabli ...Show more
Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant Intelligence by Paco Calvo, Natalie Lawrence
$34.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
What is it like to be a plant?It's not a question we might think to contemplate, even though many of us live surrounded by plants. Science has long explored the wonderful ways in which plants communicate, behave and shape their environments: from chemical warfare to turning their predators to cannibalis ...Show more
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Donald Goldsmith
$32.95 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. This newly revised and updat ...Show more
Dr Matt's Guide to Life in Space: The search for Planet B, why Earth is so special, and where are the aliens? by Matt Agnew
$32.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
The search for Planet B. Why Earth is so special? And where are the aliens? Dr Matt Agnew takes us through this fun, information-packed, fascinating look at life in space. Sit back, relax, let your imagination run wild and enjoy this scientific journey. 'This is a great first book for diving into astron ...Show more
Simply The Brain: Facts Made Fast by DK
$22.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
The human brain is a most remarkable organ, but how well do we really understand the way it works? Discover more about what goes on in your head with this guide to the brain and the mind, based on the latest neuroscience research. What is a brain and what is the mind? Do you only use 10% of your brain? ...Show more
The Best Australian Science Writing 2022 by Ivy Shih (Editor); Norman Swan (Foreword by)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Series: The\Best Australian Science Writing Seri Ser.
What can a microbial gravesite on a moon teach us? Why are a group of scientists risking their life to safeguard a seed bank? How does a virus detective story show us why we need to be vigilant about the next disease outbreak? Great science writing compels us to pay attention to parts of the world often ...Show more
The Evolution of Charles Darwin: The Epic Voyage of the Beagle That Forever Changed Our View of Life on Earth by Diana Preston
$54.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
From the Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning historian, the colorful, dramatic story of Charles Darwin's journey on HMS Beagle that inspired the evolutionary theories in his path-breaking books On the Origin of Species and The Descent of Man When twenty-two-year-old aspiring geologist Charles Darwin b ...Show more
Sensational: A New Story of our Senses by Ashley Ward
$39.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Why do women have a better sense of smell than men?Has the iPhone changed how we touch? Does the Danube really look blue when you're in love?Our senses are at the heart of how we navigate the world. They help us recognise the expressions on a loved one's face, know whether fruit is ripe by its smell, or ...Show more
Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way) by Roma Agrawal
$34.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Smartphones, skyscrapers, spacecraft. Modern technology seems mind-bogglingly complex. But beneath the surface, it can be beautifully simple. In Nuts and Bolts, award-winning engineer and broadcaster Roma Agrawal deconstructs our most complex feats of engineering into seven fundamental inventions: the n ...Show more
The Great Dead Body Teachers: An adventure into the world of anatomy and dissection by Jackie Dent
$36.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
'Since I was a child, I’ve been interested in dead bodies. When I was eight years old, I dug up the remains of my pet budgie Zazbut. He had been buried for about eight weeks in a patch of grass outside our house in Dasmarinas, a fortified village in Manila, in the Philippines. ‘The first exhumation was ...Show more